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(Japanese: ヒカリはじめてのジムバトル！！ Hikari's First Gym Battle!!) is the 67th episode of Diamond & Pearl. It first aired in Japan on February 14, 2008.

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Dawn challenges Maylene to a gym battle so both girls can regain their battling confidence. While Dawn and Maylene train separately, Reiji helps Ash teach Brave Bird to Staravia.

Synopsis

Major events

• Dawn challenges Maylene, in her first gym battle:
  • Dawn's Buneary is defeated by Maylene's Meditite.
  • Dawn's Ambipom defeats Maylene's Meditite.
  • Dawn's Ambipom is defeated by Maylene's Lucario.
  • Dawn's Piplup is defeated by Maylene's Lucario, and Dawn loses the match.
• Ash's Staravia begins to learn Brave Bird.
• Dawn finally learns that Brock used to be a Gym Leader.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

Characters

Humans

• Ash Ketchum
• Brock
• Dawn
• Reiji
• Jessie
• James
• Maylene
• Kuroda (Seiyū: 石塚運昇 Unshō Ishizuka*)
• Gym disciples

* No official credit was given for this character.

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Wobbuffet (Jessie's)
• Turtwig (Ash's)
• Staravia (Ash's)
• Buizel (Ash's)
• Gligar (Ash's)
• Piplup (Dawn's)
• Buneary (Dawn's)
• Pachirisu (Dawn's)
• Ambipom (Dawn's)
• Happiny (Brock's)
• Lucario (Maylene's)
• Meditite (Maylene's)
• Electabuzz (Paul's)
• Staraptor (Reiji's)

Trivia

• Challenger!! can be heard when Ash is teaching Staravia Brave Bird.
• Music from Lucario and the Mystery of Mew can be heard during Dawn's battle.

Errors

Dub edits

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